Nairobi

American  

[nahy-roh-bee] / naɪˈroʊ bi /

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Kenya, in the SW part.

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Nairobi British  

/ naɪˈrəʊbɪ /

noun

1. the capital of Kenya, in the southwest, at an altitude of 1650 m (5500 ft): founded in 1899; became capital in 1905; commercial and industrial centre; the Nairobi National Park (a game reserve) is nearby. Pop: 2 818 000 (2005 est)

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Nairobi Cultural  

1. Capital of Kenya and largest city in the country, located in southern Kenya.

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Nairobi is a center for tourist safaris.

It was the capital of British East Africa — Kenya, Uganda, Tanganyika, and Zanzibar (see Tanzania) — from 1905 until the colonies became independent in the early 1960s.

Example Sentences

The exact number remains unclear, as Nairobi maintains that none of them travelled through official channels.

From BBC

It began with promises of well-paying jobs in Russia from a Nairobi recruitment agency.

From Barron's

"Climate change is expanding the range of sandflies and increasing the risk of outbreaks in new areas," said Dr Cherinet Adera, a researcher at the Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative in Nairobi.

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Elsewhere in the book he describes an airline employee who deliberately sent a rude customer’s luggage to Nairobi even though the passenger was headed to Los Angeles.

From The Wall Street Journal

"But it's only as good as one season, so the negotiations are not a done job," said Pankaj Bedi, CEO of United Aryan in Nairobi.

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